Job Title: Teacher of Design Technology (General / with potential Food specialism)
Location: Liverpool – Wade Deacon Trust Schools
Start Date: September 2025
Contract: Long-Term (Full Academic Year)
Daily Rate: £140 – £220 (Depending on experience)
Shape Skills. Build Futures. Teach DT.
Are you a creative and passionate Design Technology Teacher looking for your next long-term role?
Do you want to inspire students to think, design, and make with purpose?
The Wade Deacon Trust is seeking to appoint a dedicated Teacher of Design Technology for a long-term position starting September 2025 across one of our Liverpool-based secondary schools. The role will focus on general DT (e.g. product design, resistant materials, graphics), with the potential to include Food Technology depending on your skillset.
About the Trust:
The Wade Deacon Trust is a high-performing multi-academy trust serving schools across the Liverpool City Region. We are committed to excellence, innovation, and ensuring every student is prepared for success in life. Our schools are inclusive, supportive, and ambitious learning communities.
This opportunity is offered in partnership with The Supply Register, the Trust’s official recruitment partner.
Role Overview:
Teach Design Technology across Key Stages 3 and 4
Deliver engaging, practical, and theory-based lessons
Contribute to curriculum planning and department development
Potential to teach Food Technology if you have relevant experience
Inspire students to develop real-world skills, creativity, and confidence
Person Specification:
QTS/QTLS or equivalent teaching qualification
Experience teaching DT in a secondary school setting
A flexible approach to teaching different DT specialisms
Strong classroom management and a passion for practical learning
Knowledge of Health & Safety in practical environments (e.g. CLEAPSS guidelines)
Food Technology experience (desirable but not essential)
We Offer:
✔️ Competitive daily rate: £140 – £220
✔️ Full-time, long-term role starting September 2025
✔️ Opportunities for career progression and CPD
✔️ Supportive and high-achieving school environments
✔️ A chance to join a respected multi-academy trust with a collaborative ethos